Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many elderly persons have been recipients of care in the community in each of the last three years. [6110]
§ Mr. MossThe table shows the total number of elderly people with complex care needs who were in receipt of a package of care in the community in Northern Ireland at 31 March in each of the past three years:
At 31 March Total 1994 3,654 1995 6,849 1996 9,146
Mr. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many elderly persons receiving state assistance with care costs have been cared for in(a) residential homes and (b) their own homes, in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland. [6115]
§ Mr. MossPrecise data for all the years requested are not available. However, the following table shows the breakdown of the number of packages of care being provided in the community by health and social services trusts at 31 March in each of the last three years for elderly people with complex care needs:
At 31 March Residential care Nursing home care Domiciliary care 1994 618 1,292 1,744 1995 1,294 2,291 3,264 1996 1,858 3,153 4,135
Mr. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the annual cost of caring for the elderly in the community in Northern Ireland. [6111]
§ Mr. MossThe information is not available in the exact form requested.
506WThe table discloses the 1994–95 figure for expenditure on elderly care in the community.
This information has been extracted from supplementary financial returns produced by HSS trusts and HPSS boards to provide further analysis of the expenditure disclosed in their annual accounts.
There is additional expenditure on elderly care in the community in personal social services expenditure on elderly care, particularly expenditure on residential accommodation and aids and adaptations. However, this element has not been included in the total reported as it could be identified only at disproportionate cost.
Expenditure on elderly care in the community 1994–95 Board area Expenditure £ Northern board area 12,867,369 Southern board area 13,126,878 Eastern board area 30,722,946 Western board area 12,246,083 Northern Ireland total 68,963,276 This information has been extracted from the analysis of expenditure under programme of care 4, elderly care, reported in the FR22 financial returns of each HSS trust and directly managed unit for 1994–95.